The Saints are now 5-9 on the season after losing to the Detroit Lions 35-27 on Monday night football. New Orleans played an ugly first half and found themselves down 21-3 at halftime. New Orleans made it a game in the second half, as Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes. But the Saints defense was just not good enough again. They allowed the league’s worst rushing attack to rush for 150 yards and Lions QB Matthew Stafford completed 22 of 25 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns.

Saints Hall of Fame linebacker Rickey Jackson has told a New Orleans TV station that he is recovering from prostate cancer. Jackson says he’s doing ok and is now cancer free. He had 128 sacks during his hall of fame career.

In recruiting news…Parkway quarterback Keondre Wudtee has reportedly de-committed from Louisiana Tech. Wudtee tweeted over the weekend that he received an offer from Oklahoma State.

In the first college baseball preseason poll, LSU is ranked seventh, one spot behind UL Lafayette. The Tigers beat the Cajuns in the super regionals last year to advance to the College World Series. The Tigers return one of the top pitchers in the country in Alex Lange. Coach Paul Mainieri says he’s excited that Lange and veteran left hander Jared Poche will anchor their pitching staff in 2016…
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LSU’s first game is February 19th against Cincinnati.

In college basketball last night…UL Lafayette defeated UNO 79-69. Georgia Tech topped Southeastern Louisiana 75-62 and Southern upended North Carolina Central 68-63. Tonight…LSU hosts American University. Louisiana Tech is at Florida Gulf Coast and McNeese State is at UCLA.